Social Justice Movies

  • 1994
    Out in the Middle of Nowhere

    Out in the Middle of Nowhere

    Out in the Middle of Nowhere

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    A short 1994 documentary that highlights the lives and experiences of a few LGBTQ+ residents of the Palouse. Filmed and narrated by Jeff Olson....

    Out in the Middle of Nowhere
  • 2014
    Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek

    Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek

    Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek

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    When the graves of former slaves are bulldozed in Mississippi, a native son returns to protect the community they settled - a place now threatened by...

    Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek
  • 2024
    Emilia

    Emilia

    Emilia

    02024HD

    The fractures in the reception system of the Spanish State leave thousands of undocumented immigrants on the streets every year when they reach the...

    Emilia
  • 2009
    Puente de la Costa Sur

    Puente de la Costa Sur

    Puente de la Costa Sur

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    Puente de la Costa Sur, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2004 Community Leadership Awards (John R. May Award) - for its creative, grassroots...

    Puente de la Costa Sur
  • 2021
    Two Pandemics

    Two Pandemics

    Two Pandemics

    02021HD

    Seven Asian-Americans discuss their experiences with racism and the spike in Asian-directed hate crimes as a result of COVID-19.

    Two Pandemics
  • 2017
    Quartiers sous tension

    Quartiers sous tension

    Quartiers sous tension

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    Quartiers sous tension
  • 2009
    Louis Guilloux, the rebel

    Louis Guilloux, the rebel

    Louis Guilloux, the rebel

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    Louis Guilloux (1899-1980) is one of the great figures of 20th-century literature. Rolland Savidan and Florence Mahé's film accurately...

    Louis Guilloux, the rebel
  • 2009
    Arabella Martinez: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2005

    Arabella Martinez: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2005

    Arabella Martinez: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2005

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    Arabella Martinez, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2005 Community Leadership Awards (The San Francisco Foundation Award), was recognized for...

    Arabella Martinez: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2005
  • 2020
    Rainbow Elders

    Rainbow Elders

    Rainbow Elders

    02020HD

    Elders in the LGBTQ2+ community come together to navigate concerns around inclusion late in life, while learning how to support each other in a safe...

    Rainbow Elders
  • 2024
    The Building and Burning of a Refugee Camp

    The Building and Burning of a Refugee Camp

    The Building and Burning of a Refugee Camp

    02024HD

    Three men seeking asylum in Ireland find themselves on the streets, caught between restrictive migration policies and an increasingly aggressive...

    The Building and Burning of a Refugee Camp
  • 2018
    The Stone Speakers

    The Stone Speakers

    The Stone Speakers

    5.52018HD

    In present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, economically depressed towns turn themselves into tourist destinations in order to survive—deliberately...

    The Stone Speakers
  • 1970
    You Have No Idea

    You Have No Idea

    You Have No Idea

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    Leyla and Aksel's friendship is tested with a disagreement that affects them both substantially.

    You Have No Idea
  • 2023
    Caso Yangali: Separados a la fuerza

    Caso Yangali: Separados a la fuerza

    Caso Yangali: Separados a la fuerza

    02023HD

    One night in 1983, the life of the Yangali family changed completely. The four brothers from the town of Churcampa in Ayacucho were attacked and...

    Caso Yangali: Separados a la fuerza
  • 1970
    She's Not Alone

    She's Not Alone

    She's Not Alone

    01970HD

    She's Not Alone is a social enterprise short, that exposes the lack of safety in rideshare services, particularly for women and gender-diverse people.

    She's Not Alone
  • 2025
    Breaking Point

    Breaking Point

    Breaking Point

    02025HD

    A father and son, affected by the tragedy at a railway station in Serbia, grieve in different ways.

    Breaking Point
  • 2021
    Fairy Creek: The Last Stand

    Fairy Creek: The Last Stand

    Fairy Creek: The Last Stand

    02021HD

    In less than 150 years, 97.3% of British Columbia's old growth forests have been logged. These ancient trees and their ecosystems have been lost...

    Fairy Creek: The Last Stand
  • 2023
    I Am More Dangerous Dead

    I Am More Dangerous Dead

    I Am More Dangerous Dead

    02023HD

    A poetic tribute to writer, poet and environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was executed alongside eight other activists for opposing the...

    I Am More Dangerous Dead
  • 2011
    Grandpuits & petites victoires

    Grandpuits & petites victoires

    Grandpuits & petites victoires

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    Grandpuits & petites victoires
  • 2015
    70 Acres in Chicago: Cabrini Green

    70 Acres in Chicago: Cabrini Green

    70 Acres in Chicago: Cabrini Green

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    Documenting the demolition of Cabrini Green, Chicago's most infamous public housing development, through the stories of three public housing...

    70 Acres in Chicago: Cabrini Green
  • 1970
    Elizabeth

    Elizabeth "Betita" Martinez: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2008

    Elizabeth "Betita" Martinez: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2008

    01970HD

    Elizabeth "Betita" Martinez, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2008 Community Leadership Awards (The San Francisco Foundation Award) - for...

    Elizabeth